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Delete the form   From the left rail menu in TurboTax Online, select Tax Tools  On the drop-down select Tools On the Pop-Up menu titled “Tools Center,” select Delete a Form  This will show all of the forms in your return Scroll down to the form you want to delete Select the Form Click on Delete.  In TurboTax software: Open or continue your return. Switch to Forms Mode by selecting the Forms icon. From the menu, select the form you want to remove. After the form is generated in the right pane, select the Delete Form button. Follow any onscreen instructions to remove the form or forms.  

Well with Costco  you get a $10 rebate which will be automatically applied on  any fees like the state download or the state efile  (efile is free in NY).  So the state download should only cost you $35.  

Your reforestation expenses can be entered into TurboTax using the instructions below.  You will not be able to e-file your tax return in years that you have reforestation expenses.   Depending on the total amount you spent, up to $10,000 may be entered under "Less Common Business Situations" under "Business Deductions" TurboTax will allow you to enter any number, but the IRS  limits this deduction to $10,000 in the first year.   To get to he screens i TurboTax you can: Click on the search icon in the upper left of your TurboTax screen Type "reforestation" into the search bar Click on the link "Jump to reforestation" Answer all of the follow-up questions about your expense   Your TurboTax screens will look something like this:               Click here for Pub 535 Business Expenses.  

@jonhoyle The Filing Instructions page will be included if you use Print Center for your tax return.   To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state.  This will take you back to the 2024 online tax return. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.  Then click on Print Center.  Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return.  Choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets

No, they don't all have to be true. Each of the three notices is asking if your are renting with the intent to make money. If you meet one of them you can select that it is a 'for profit property. This doesn't mean that you must have an overall net profit, but it does mean you are renting your property at fair rental value (FRV).    Fair Rental Value:  This means the rent being charged is what would be charged in the area of the rental for the same type of property. In other words, the price that a property could reasonably be expected to rent for in the current market. 

Are you sure you are entering in the right place?  Were you trying to enter something else like a SSA1099 for Social Security?    Go to Federal> Wages & Income>>Retirement Plans and Social Security  (SSA1099 and 1099RRB) to enter your SSA1099.   Watch what you click when you get to the first screen.  

Did you select that he is a non-resident when you entered his name?  If not, then you need to do so.  If they do not have an SSN or ITIN and you choose to file Married Filing Separate ,you can enter spouses name and DOB and then on the next screen you can select "xxx is a non resident alien or dual status spouse"  Make sure you put a check mark in the box that says My spouse is a Non-Resident alien in the My info section. When you get to the end and try to transmit the return, ignore the e-file errors regarding your NRA spouse and select transmit your return. If that does not work you will need to print and mail your return and write NRA (Non Resident Alien) in the space for her SSN.  If you are filing jointly, you will need to print and mail your return along with the W-7 which is an application for an ITIN and any other required documents to the address in the instructions

In TurboTax Online, follow these steps to import or manually enter an IRS form W-2.   Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click on Wages & Income. Click the down arrow to the right of Wages & Salaries. Click to the right of Wages and Salaries (W-2). Enter the employer ID from your W-2.  Select Continue. At the screen How would you like to add your W-2, you may upload a PDF, JPG or PNG of the W-2 or take a picture of the W-2 with a smartphone. You may also select Type it in myself to enter the form manually. See also this TurboTax Help.   @nvoit-66   

If you used TurboTax last year you can get a previous year tax return: Sign in to your TurboTax account.  Make sure you're using the same TurboTax account (same user ID) as in previous years. There are two ways to get your prior-year returns: Select Documents from the menu,  Choose the tax year you want, and  select Download tax PDF. The second way is: On Tax home,  scroll down and select Your tax returns & documents.  Select the year you want and select Download/print return (PDF).